Postdoctoral Position
A postdoc is required to join an expanding plant biochemistry group
situated in laboratories in the heart of Cambridge. We are interested in
membrane trafficking and protein targeting in plant cells. The aim of the
project is to develop techniques for the identification and analysis of
novel plasma membrane proteins. There are many unique aspects of the plant
plasma membrane, including the presence of receptors for hormonal and
developmental signals and proteins of the response to pathogens, making
this membrane particularly interesting for study. The project is part of a
collaboration with several other European laboratories to develop a 2D
PAGE database of plasma membrane proteins, using the model plant
Arabidopsis thaliana.
This project will involve cell fractionation and analysis of 2D gels, in
part using computer software. Technical assistance will be provided in
running the 2D gels. The interesting spots will be analysed through
N-terminal protein sequencing and peptide mass spectroscopy, in
collaboration with Dr Len Packman, in this Department. The trafficking and
targeting of particularly interesting proteins may be studied in more
detail.
The position is funded by the EC for up to two and half years. Salary will
be on the RA1A scale, currently £14317-£19848 p.a., depending on age and
experience.
Enquiries should be sent to Dr. Paul Dupree to reach him by April 29th
1996 at :
Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road,
Cambridge CB2 1QW, U.K.
Tel:+44 1223 333340
Fax:+44 1223 333345
E-mail: p.dupree at bioc.cam.ac.uk
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